Having babies is a blessing, not a duty.
BETTY FORDI’ll never forget the day that I was told I would have to have a mastectomy. My reaction to the words was total denial.
More Betty Ford Quotes
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Friends aren’t any more important than breath or blood to a high school senior.
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I feel it’s important to be active. People who retire, sit by their swimming pool and golf course and plan to relax have a very empty life.
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I know I was an alcoholic because I was preoccupied whether alcohol was going to be served or not.
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My makeup wasn’t smeared, I wasn’t disheveled, I behaved politely, and I never finished off a bottle, so how could I be alcoholic?
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That’s what we’re here on this Earth for, to help others.
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I really didn’t want to have my name on the center, because it just seemed like it was too much of a personal thing.
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The search for human freedom can never be complete without freedom for women.
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My family joins me in sharing the difficult news that Gerald Ford, our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather has passed away at 93 years of age. His life was filled with love of God, his family and his country.
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Holding these babies in my arms makes me realize the miracle my husband and I began.
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When I say we’ve had an ideal marriage, I’m not just talking about physical attraction, which I can imagine can wear pretty thin if it’s all a couple has built on. We’ve had that and a whole lot more.
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I have an independent streak. You know, it’s kind of hard to tell a independent woman what to do.
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A housewife deserves to be honored as much as a woman who earns her living in the marketplace. I consider bringing up children a responsible job. In fact, being a good housewife seems to me a much tougher job than going to the office and getting paid for it.
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I had thought I would hate being First Lady… I loved it.
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The problem with drugs is that people forget to stop doing them. There’s a time and a place for everything, Mr. Mackey, and it’s called college.
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Alcohol may pick you up a little bit, but it lets you down in a hurry.
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